Large Spalted Birch crotch bowl

16 1/2" by 5" two coats of sanding sealer then beal buffed. about the biggest bowl I have turned; I have alot of wood that I can make bowls in this size, just not much of a call for these...or space.

Larry

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Larry Charlot

Registered: October 2005
Location: Yakima, WA
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Date: Thu March 15, 2007
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Keywords: large spalted birch crotch bowl

Comments

Rick Davenport

Nice!
Well done and well photographed.
I've had a few requests for bowls this size.
I might have to drive to Yakima and do some wood tradin'?

R

#1 Thu March 15, 2007 3:04am

Grapenut

WOW! that surely would hold alot of popcorn. Way to go Larry, lookin good.

#2 Thu March 15, 2007 3:07am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Fabulous Larry. I'm about done turning straight greain wood. There are too many great crotch pieces and root sections waiting to be turned instead of burned. You did a great job. 8)

#3 Thu March 15, 2007 3:33am

Larry Charlot

Thanks for the compliments guys. Rick your welcome to stop by anytime. Rev I still find beauty in many straight grained pieces, but your right crotch, burl, root, and spalted just glow and make the piece.

#4 Thu March 15, 2007 4:22am

Big_Mike

A beautiful piece of wood well turned and photographed. Nicely done!

#5 Thu March 15, 2007 11:00am

kidcolombia

Well done Larry.

#6 Fri March 16, 2007 12:09am

cfuller

Larry, that's a beauty. I think it's one of your best!

#7 Fri March 16, 2007 1:11am

zugunru

Got a lil Yin & Yang to it. I like!

#8 Fri March 16, 2007 2:28am

Larry Charlot

if buffing messed up the finish; first the finish probably was not total dry and hard. Also I brush on the sealer liberly, then rub out with a paper towel so that there is just the slightest skin left to dry. I lightly sand with 600 after dry, then one more coat; again let dry then buff with beal system.

most problems I would have early on was to leave on to thick a coat and then the buffing would remove some finish in patches.

to fix, sand off to a uniform depth and start over with buffing.

hope this helped

Larry

#9 Sat March 17, 2007 1:00am

Gil

Fine bowl, Larry!
Looks like a storm brewing in the wood.

#10 Sat March 17, 2007 3:04pm

Larry Charlot

Ok Gil this will be my second ever named piece. I'll call it Storm Brew.

#11 Sat March 17, 2007 8:28pm